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Landkreis Ansbach
Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Burgtor and Burgtor Tower Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Burgtor and Burgtor Tower Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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Burgtor and Burgtor Tower Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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    October 8, 2024

    Castle gate tower in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
    The fortified castle gate, built around 1460, is the western gate complex with the highest gate tower of Rothenburg's city fortifications.
    Text / Source: Rothenburg Tourismus Service, Marktplatz 2, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
    rothenburg.de/entdecken/lieblingsorte/stadtmauer-und-stadttore

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      May 13, 2022

      The castle gate to the old town is now the entrance to the castle garden on the site of the former Rothenburg Castle. Well worth seeing!
      The castle was built in 970 by the Counts of Rothenburg, but this old family of counts died out and the castle and the settlement that had since been created passed to the Hohenstaufen around 1116. The new lord of the castle expanded the Counts' Castle by adding the so-called front castle. This kept it safe from enemies, but the earthquake of 1356 destroyed it, along with the wall on the valley side.
      The castle gate from the 12th century with the highest and oldest tower in Rothenburg and the adjacent massive castle wall were preserved.

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        October 8, 2024

        Castle gate in Rothenburg ob der Tauber
        The fortified castle gate, built around 1460, is the western gate with the highest gate tower of the Rothenburg city fortifications.
        Text / Source: Rothenburg Tourismus Service, Marktplatz 2, Rothenburg ob der Tauber
        rothenburg.de/entdecken/lieblingsorte/stadtmauer-und-stadttore

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